After a bright and sunny morning, the sky over south Kolkata darkened around 2.30pm on Saturday ahead of Cyclone Remal. Kolkata police issued Unified Command Post helpline numbers 9432610428 and 9432610429 for cyclone exigencies
Soumyajit Dey(Top) The garlanded statue of Kazi Nazrul Islam on his 125th birth anniversary near Nazrul Manch, Southern Avenue, on Saturday and (above) artistes perform at a ‘Kobi Pronam’ musical soiree at Ektara Mancha, Rabindra Sadan, on the same occasion
Suvendu Das and Arnab Dutta(Top) West Bengal police advise people at Bakkhali in South 24-Parganas on Saturday afternoon to move to safe shelters as part of precautionary measures against Cyclone Remal and (above) employees of Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s sewerage department started a special drive to desilt underground sewer channels to prevent waterlogging in various wards. Picture shows work in progress at Bank of India crossing close to Bowbazar
Pintu Mondal and Suvendu DasA north Kolkata house adorned with artistic graffiti
Arnab Dutta